Over 100 Young Inventors in the fray for the YIC Trophy
View(s):YIC (Young Inventors Club), the first ever TV reality show organised by the Sri Lanka Inventors Commission for the school level inventors, is telecast every Sunday at 10.30 on ITN.
YIC is co-sponsored by Sampath Bank. This is the second successive year this programme goes on air which won the coveted best educational quiz programme award at the 2013/2014 Raigam Tele Awards, according to the Inventors Commission.
“This is being conducted with a view to promote the activities of the Young Inventors Clubs in the schools. Every week the participating two teams get a problem that needs an innovative solution. Student inventors then get one hour to come up with a solution as a concept drawing. They have to then present the solution concept and defend the viability of the same with the panel of judges who consist of senior inventors, scientists and engineers themselves. In order to ensure that the communication skills do not hinder effective presenting of the solution all students get trained on how to make the presentations effectively by the Sampath Bank Toast Masters Club,” the presenters said.
The schools who compete this year are Dodangoda Miriswatta National School, Opanayake Vidyakara Maha Vidyalaya, Kuliyapitiya Central College, Anuradhapura Yakalla Maha Vidyalaya, Balangoda Ananda Maithreya Central College, Mathugama C.W.W. Kannangara Central College, Eheliyagoda National School, Ananda College – Colombo, Nalanda College – Colombo, Sammanthurai Muslim Madya Maha Vidyalaya, Ambalangoda Dharmasoka Vidyalaya, Kalugamuwa Central College, Mahinda College – Galle, Meepawala Amarasooriya School, Musaeus College – Colombo, Rajasinghe Central College – Hanwella, Princes of Wales College – Moratuwa, Gampola Wickramabahu Central College, Gnanodaya Central College – Kalutara and St. Thomas’ Girls’ High School, Matara
“Students who take part in this learn not only to critically evaluate a problem in a short period of time and then to come up with a creative solution but also develop the ability to collaborate in a team, build strong self confidence. These become apparent when one sees how confidently the children defend the solutions they have come up with,” the statement said.
Past programmes can be viewed by visiting the Inventors Commission Web site http://www.sundaytimes.lk/150405/